Next day the force moved North to regroup. This infantry regiment was formed in 1959. BBC - WW2 People's War - 9th Border Regiment, Passing through Kohima was like viewing a scene of Flanders in the 1914-18 War with skeletons of trees with no leaves on them. Burma Star Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 1109753). I know a little about the period and the Brittany area slightly, but not to the fine detail that you are seeking, David. The other regular battalion were hastily brought home from the East, Kings Own to fight in France, and Border to join the Incomparable 29th Div. We arrived at Avonmouth Docks in Bristol and embarked on the liner Orontes. In the meantime, I've had a look through your postings, and also the CWGC website about their cemetery at Rennes. 1947-1959. Fighting had broken out at this time in Syria and the Lebanon, so the Bn. and I met their M.O. The 4th Regt particularly distinguished themselves at San Sebastian in Northern Spain in 1813, where they were instrumental in breaching the wall of the town. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot to form The Border Regiment. The disorders soon settled down and we returned to Ranchi, but were shortly called upon again to assist the civil power, this time at Gaya, south of Patna. Lucia 1778.. To be perfectly honest, until this last year when I have been a volunteer story-gatherer for this "People's War" project, most of the WW2 research I have done has been in France, and a little bit in Belgium and the Netherlands. (d.11th June 1940) Fearon William Milburn. The latter service included punitive expeditions against the tribesmen of the North-West Frontier. 4th (Westmoreland & Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. The Durham Light Infantry Bn. Pte. After kitting up we were transported one morning to the dockside in Alexandria and boarded R.N. At the end of the training period, the battalion was not only highly trained in jungle and Chindit operations but, with the constant exercise and increased rations, was very fit. In addition 12 battalions of the Home Guard were affiliated to the regiment, wearing its cap badge. In 1857 they fought at the Relief of Lucknow. was established in a school and detachments were sent out to areas north of here, right up to the Nepalese border. It continued in British Army service until 1959, when it merged with The Kings Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to form The Kings Own Royal Border Regiment. Later we moved forward to Mersah Matruh itself with even nicer sea bathing and I accompanied our C.O. Eighteen battalions were to see active service in the war, in every theatre. It mentions that Churchill and the Ministry of Information kept the disaster of this evacuation quiet at that time. On July 12th the Bn. After an uneventful journey through the Suez Canal, with a visit to Simon Artz store in Port Said, and a few days lying in Gibraltar Harbour, we arrived at Greenock. To give the reader some idea of the preparedness for, and the attitude of the British Indian Establishment, it is of interest to relate that the first action of the authorities was to try to carry out a customs examination of a mobilised British division arriving in the country complete with weapons and transport from a war zone to a potential war zone. 4th (Westmoreland & Cumberland) Battalion, Border Regiment in the This infantry unit was raised in 1680 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. 160th Infantry Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Find out more about the site contributors. The 4th Border lads were split into 2 groups and didn't meet up until they got back into Britain. During the daylight hours, shelling of the British positions in Raschid-el-Fokkar was continuous. All of the component units were federalized during the Spanish American War as the Second Infantry, Texas Volunteers. The Border Regiment - Cumbria's Museum of Military Life Pte. They were highly thought of by the Australian troops and the commander, General Leslie Morshead. REGIMENTAL HISTORY | 6th Cavalry Museum Over the six-month period, the Bn. KOSB A4/1. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". There was the odd troublesome one, but mostly its own muleteer learned how to control it and to keep it in line. After re-training for D-Day, the battalion eventually had to wait until August 1944 to deploy to North-West Europe. 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines was constituted in April 1914 during World War I when it was activated as one of the three . 10th Parachute Battalion 11th Parachute Battalion 2nd (Oban) Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery, RA 4th Parachute Squadron, RE 133 Parachute Field Ambulance, RAMC 1st Airlanding Brigade Brigade Headquarters 1st Battalion The Border Regiment 2nd Battalion The South Staffordshire Regiment 7th (Galloway) Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers . However, as I was in the Cumbria Archives Office today I went to check a reference book I knew was in there with a little about 4th Border Regiment in WW2 ('The Story of the Border Regiment' by Philip J. Shears). There appears to have been strict censorship in operation at the time. Just at this time the dingdong battles with the Japanese in the Maungdau/Buthidaung area of the Arakom District in Burma flared up and the Bn. These became the new units 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. It remained in Britain re-equipping until April 1943, when it took part in the landings in Tunisia. After some delay, the 4th Battalion left the port and moved to Rennes by rail. H.Q. They became part of Brigadier Orde Wingates Chindit Long Range Penetration (LRP) groups. Have a look at pages 181-187. All this was in support of the civil police and little or no force was required. left there was for a brief visit to Birmingham to participate in bomb-damage relief. Stretchers and litters were constructed of bamboo and casualties were evacuated with Nagas acting as stretcher-bearers. Anyway, we can but try! lost a Company as POWs in France but was made up by the time they re-assembled at Kington Camp, including quite a number of newly commissioned officers. This immediately changed the role of 23rd Brigade. WO 169 / 1713 Durham Light Infantry [13] Due to the daytime (or shift working) occupations of the men in the LAA troops, the troops required eight times the manpower of an equivalent regular unit.[14]. The third company reached their allotted bridge, crossed to the east bank and drove off the enemy. consolidated and people got to know one another with the result that when the time came to embark for overseas, the Bn. The 8th Army eventually arrived on December 8th and we were subsequently transported back by truck to railhead at Buq Buq and then in goods wagons to a transit camp in the Canal Zone of Egypt, from which we were given four days leave in the fleshpots of Cairo, especially Shepherds Hotel and the Mena House at the Pyramids. [All the above relieved the Australian infantry. However, the day did eventually arrive when we were instructed to march to the station to entrain for Bombay Docks. those of the BBC. Cpl. Here we took over from 2/13 Bn. The column commander, Major Scott, was wounded in the arm and, as I was dressing his wound, we were fired upon by a machine gun from the top of the hill. and for reinforcement, which eventually led to the amalgamation of 4th and 9th Bn., The Border Regiment. The regiment also raised 13 Territorial Army and New Army battalions during the war. After the obvious withdrawal of the Japanese, the column moved westwards to Ukhrul and here then operations were complete. It was believed that this was the infantry of the 7th German Panzers. Indeed, there is a little about this period in the book, which must also be based on the War Diaries and personal testimony only a couple of yearas after the end of the war. 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia Volunteer battalions had been created in reaction to a perceived threat of invasion by France in the late 1850s. They landed in Sicily, fought in Italy with the 1st Airborne Div. As an example, the three-line battalions of the 4th Borderers were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively. Major Scott was evacuated and did not rejoin us until we returned to Bangalore. I am aware WW2 Peoples War is soon to close for contributions. 6th Rajputana Rifles, 4th Bn. to a Company at an airfield at Side Barrani, where a roving Messerschmidt attacked us. As I had always feared, I had an attack of malaria that morning, but, on taking Mepacrine, and on having my pack carried on a vehicle, I managed to march to the station and duly arrived at Bombay Docks, where we embarked on the Queen of Bermuda. The fighting took place in Picardy, Artois and finally in Normandy. READ MORE. During the siege, after being the Western Desert Force the Division became the 70th British Division. This is a list of battalions of the Border Regiment, which existed as an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. Border Regiment - Wikipedia Other ranks' cap badge, The Border Regiment, c1905, 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment, in South Africa, 1900. I had been left behind the advance attending an officer of ours who had been wounded by one of our own tanks, and when we were being guided back to join the battalion, as we approached, we saw two crowds like at a football match with about a quarter of a mile between them. 1940 1945 This was a well-planned and executed campaign, overcoming incredible supply difficulties. We arrived in the early hours of the morning at the Christian village of Phakedzumi, where the inhabitants gave us hot tea. Deolali has always been a time-honoured name in the army, associated with the expression The Deolali Tap. Over in Europe it seems a lot easier finding out official information about the war and commemoration is taken very seriously. referenced. Find out how you can use this. During World War II, the regiment fought German forces on three fronts, North Africa, Italy, and Northwest Europe. The 4th Border Regimentrefers to three individuals battalions of the Territorial Force (Cumberland & Westmorland). The date of the first contact with the enemy was early on the morning of 24th May 1940. It was also atthis time that the 'Lancastria' was hit. The 4th and 5th landed with the Army in the Crimea in 1854 and fought at the Battles of Alma and Inkerman. 2/4th (Cumberland and Westmorland) Battalion Formed at Kendal in September 1914 as a home service ("second line") unit. 51st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Any information would be much appreciated. troops and travelled by road and rail down through Beirut, Tyre and Sidon to Haifa, where we entrained and eventually ended up at Amyriah transit camp west of Alexandria. At first they headed towards Dieppe. In 1918 these were linked to county regiments.[9]. There were so many that the newspapers at home dubbed Kendal, the hometown of most of them, 'The Town of Missing Men'. Tobruk by Frank Harrison [ISBN 1-85409-361-6], War Diaries: The Border Regiment was a line infantry infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. The South Saskatchewan Regiment - Canada.ca column from 8th Army arrived but was quickly cut off by the enemy and had to remain in Tobruk. WO 169 / 1705 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment However I have been to Rennes, visited his grave and spoke to some local people. By January 1915, it was back in Britain and later that year fought at Gallipoli. The regiment captured an Imperial Chinese Dragon Standard which hangs in Kendal Church, and was awarded the Dragon as a regimental badge. It continued in British Army service until 2006, when it was merged into The Duke of Lancasters Regiment. moved from Aleppo to a town called Idlib, some distance away, where we remained for a further three weeks, and then returned to the military barracks in Aleppo. Good. It continued in British Army service until 1959, when it merged with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to form The King's Own Royal Border Regiment. Again, the problem is finding the right person. A number of Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) troops were formed from the local battalions to defend specific points, such as factories. to Ceylon. The Bn. Both predecessor regiments were affiliated with counties just south of the English-Scottish border, in what is now Cumbria, and so the new unit was named The Border Regiment. Five of the new Victoria Crosses were awarded to the regiments. I've left a message for Jemma, the co-ordinator for the Radio Cumbria volunteer story gatherers, asking for your question to be passed on to Mr Hutchinson, and if he has further details. It would be almost impossible for me to source documentary evidence of kinship to my grand-uncle George. So, following in the footsteps of their fathers and uncles of the Great War, the men of Cumberland and Westmorland went down to the battle alongside the Queen's Bays of the 2nd Armoured Brigade. referenced. Then, in 1966, the first three battalions of the 8th deployed to Vietnam, fighting in 9 campaigns and . Platoon killed 30 Japanese and wounded 10 more and suffered two casualties only. was in good shape, an efficient unit, discipline and morale were good, and the unit well trained. At one time or another these units were part of the garrison: 1st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Guns) Most of the content on this site is created by our users, who are members of the The size of a regiment could range from 1,000 to 5,000 troops. and in 1944, fought at Arnhem. Thanks again for your reply and interest, you have been most helpful. Her ended the war of the 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment. David G. We haven't had a message back from Mr Hutchinson yet I'm afraid. In 1919, 2nd Battalion moved from Italy to Ireland. There had been some severe fighting around Marjayoun, a nearby village, but after our arrival the main area of battle moved to the Coastal strip and, apart from twice daily shelling by the Vichy French forces, the only activity on the ground was infantry patrolling in the surrounding villages mostly at night. Over a period of a few days, an army veterinary team removed the vocal chords of the brigades mules under anaesthetic without causing much distress to the mules, which were given 10 days convalescence and seemed none the worse for their operations, which were a big success. From there, they went by troop camels up the desert to Sidi Barrani. He wrote out this contribution out long hand and sent it to Radio Cumbria. This story has been placed in the following categories. It was air-dropped on Arnhem the following month and suffered such heavy casualties during Operation Market Garden that it saw no further action for the rest of the conflict. The 4th Battalion, The Border Regiment in WW2 Having read the contribution you have made on behalf of Mr Hutchinson I see a mention of a rail journey through Rennes and arrival in Southampton 18th June 1940 (Tuesday). By now part of the 6th British Division, the 4th Battalion of the Border Regiment were moved back to the Western Desert. 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry This regiment was formed in 1881 by amalgamating the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. Whilst waiting to board the riverboat, a Japanese Zero fighter flew over but did not attack and that was all we saw of the Japanese during this period. Bombing and shelling here in Tobruk became the daily and nightly portion. Copyright of content contributed to this Archive rests with the author. Having fought in the West Indies in the early years of the French Revolutionary War in the 1790s, the 55th were in the Army of the Duke of York in his campaign in the Low Countries in 1799, showing particular gallantry at the Battle of Egmont-op-Zee. Now, with some air cover, the Battalion reached the shelter of woods on the outskirts of that town, 'Radio Normandie' being situated there. List of battalions of the Border Regiment - Wikipedia I was unlucky enough to develop malaria, but, as I carried plenty of Mepacrine tablets, I treated the attacks myself and did not go to hospital. It was always a view held amongst commentators that Deolali was a centre where those who had become mentally deranged after long service in crab stations were congregated prior to repatriation to an appropriate institution for their disablement, hence the anxiety of anyone posted to Deolali as to whether they would survive to arrive home or not, a view supported by the fact that the camp area allotted to us was just over a wall around the graveyard which contained graves of servicemen, extending well back into the last century. After the war the two regular battalions served in Germany and Italy, before I Border was posted to Palestine in 1947. Between the wars the regiment was to serve in Ireland, India including the North West Frontier, Burma, China, Egypt and Palestine where Border and Kings Own were involved in the Arab Revolt of 1938-39. Subsequently we found that this Col. Blimp and N.W. In May the training period finished and we were transported by the Bengal Assam Railway to Mariani in Assam, passing through one railway town with the Boys Own Paper sounding name of Lumding. Alongside the Borders were the 4th 'Buffs' who ran into bombardment in the streets of Fcamp. The battalion was moved to Dehra Dun to concentrate 23rd Bde. It continued to serve there, as well as in Burma, until 1890, when it was replaced by 2nd Battalion. War Diaries - Pegasus Archive The result was that out of a battalion of some 950 strong, we had, in just under a year, 1,500 hospital admissions, mainly from malaria and relapses despite full anti-malaria precautions which, by and large, were rigorously carried out. This was the old date for 'Empire Day'. He was R.M.O. From there we travelled by road up the length of Palestine through Tiberias and past the Sea of Galilee to Khiyam in Southern Lebanon. Todays regiment incorporates the history and traditions of three former regiments. In 1756, the 4th and 34th were both included in the small garrison on the island of Minorca. moved, shortly afterwards, into billets in Hereford, a nice city with a fine cathedral. Bob and I had a bathe in the lake the first day we were there, but, as someone told us that a woman had been carried off by a crocodile the previous week, we did not repeat that event. Hudson John. It then spent two years in Somaliland, before returning to Britain in 1950, where it merged with 2nd Battalion in October of that year. On 1 January 1914 the regiment was at Galveston, . Meanwhile, 2nd Battalion had moved from England to Ireland shortly after the regiments formation. In October 1940 I joined 4 Border at Kington Camp, Hereford, where I had been posted as Regimental M.O., following my officer recruitment training at RAMC Depot, Crookham, Aldershot. It is of interest that one of our officers, who was wounded on a night patrol, was Anthony Steele, who later became a British film star and was married to Anita Ekberg!! The following year, 2nd Battalion returned to Britain, while 1st Battalion was sent to occupy Trieste. On the subject of the environment, I would like to make a comment here on the conditions in which the columns were operating. In the American War of Independence, the 4th and 55th fought together in the Army of General Howe, which successfully captured New York in 1776, and Philadelphia in 1777. World War II Iraq War. Many men from 'D Company' of the Borders were killed or captured. The officers were billeted in, and had the Officers Mess in, the school buildings, the school having been evacuated by staff and pupils. Two M.C.s and two M.M.s were awarded for the Phakedzumi Patrol Action. The 2 Kings Own were flown into Broadway on March 10, 1944 and flew out from Myitkyina on July 26, having marched and fought over 1,100 miles behind the Japanese lines. was called upon to reinforce the area. WO 169 / 1737 1st Northumberland Fusiliers . A pathway over sunken ships and merchandise had been constructed from ship to shore and we were guided in the dark by Australians. This dragon now appears on the regimental buttons. Delhi, hence Louis Mountbattens action on arrival to take command of S.E.A.C. On one occasion I was present in Djerablus for a conference with the Mayor of the town and a gathering of Bedouin sheikhs. As the Bn. Fighting in the Forest continued for two days in support of the 5th Sherwood Foresters. I finished my army career, excepting for T.A. Normal infantry training was resumed and included two weeks jungle warfare training, which gave us a welcome change of location from our camp area. 'Orontes' bound for Suez. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form The Border Regiment. The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry), or L Edmn R, is a Primary Reserve infantry unit of the Canadian Armed Forces based in Edmonton, Alberta. Personal information on file in military records on individual soldiers is only available to the soldier himself or to next of kin. This record is held by King's Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum. KOSB A2/1& 2. Especially we enjoyed the amenities of the St. Georges Hotel. The day after Churchill gave his 'Finest Hour' speech and De Gaulle his 'Appeal' to the French: for the war to continue. Capt. In the advance into Burma, 2 Border crossed the Irrawaddy on February 13, whilst in April, 1945, 9 Border fought in the battles for Meiktila. Amongst all this chaos we noticed a guard mounting of the Durham Light Infantry, complete with blancoed equipment this within a week or so of one of the bitterest battles of WW2. packs on my back. However all good things must come to an end, so we left Poona and travelled by troop train across India to Ranchi in the State of Bihar, which was to be our home for the best part of a year, with a few short breaks. Little in the way of operations were carried out, though the battalion did march to Shabe Bazar and B company was sent to a supposed area of Japanese activity at Taung Bazar, but despite active patrolling no contact was made with the Japanese. This infantry regiment was created in 1881. This was when your uncle would have been ordered to leave. As an example, the three-line battalions of the 4th Borderers were numbered as the 1/4th, 2/4th, and 3/4th respectively. 6 Royal Ulster Rifles, (T.A.) However, 21 days in 38th British General Hospital in Bangalore and a fortnights convalescent leave in Ootacomund, a very popular hill station in peace time with quite a colony of permanent British residents, soon put me on my feet and I never looked back. They had not been informed as to our whereabouts. The Tobruk perimeter defences were not a system of continuous trenches like WW1, but consisted of underground concrete strong points built by the Italians before they came into the war. Our force consisted of two platoons and a headquarters platoon. A.E.F. The 11th and 12th Borderers, New Army "Service" battalions, were referred to as "Pals" Battalions because they were predominantly composed of colleagues. We carried out our diversionary attacks but the 8th Army never appeared. 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